The reality of truly flexible smartphone and tablets

The future is closer than you think – truly flexible smartphones and tablets will be on-market inside the next five years

The advent of smartphone and tablets that can fold, morph, and shift into a myriad of shapes and form-factors is almost upon us. And while that might sound like wishful thinking – it’s not. Progress is already well underway, and this new wave of mobile devices could be with us within the next five years.
As is usually the case with most up-and-coming technologies, all the really juicy stuff is taking place behind closed doors. But we’ve already seen hints of the technology enter the public domain on YouTube and at tech events like CES 2013, where flexible OLED displays were demoed for the first time.